Hose-supporter clasp.



L. S. FLORSHEIM.

HOSE SUPPORTER CLASP.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 17, 1908.

1,078,493, Patented Nov. 11,1913.

. ,TTNITED S LEONARD S. FLORSHEIIVT, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

I'IOSE-SUPPORTER CLASP.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LEONARD S. F LORSI-IEIM, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Hose- Supporter Clasps, of which the following is a specification.

The object of this invention is to construct a hose supporter clasp of wire or thin metal, in such manner as to simplify the construction of the supporter clasp and at the same time provide a. device which can be easily and quickly secured to the fabric or removed therefrom, which, when in position, will tightly hold the fabric without cutting or fraying it, and without opening.

The invention. consists in the features of construction and combination of parts hereinafter described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a front elevation of the hose supporter clasp in its clamping position; Fig. 2 a similar view in unclamped position; Fig. 3 a side elevation of thesupporter clasp in the position shown in Fig. 1; Fig. 4 a similar view showing the supporter clasp in the position illustrated in Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 a reverse view of the hose supporter clasp.

The hose supporter clasp comprises an attaching plate 5 provided with a slot 6 to re ceive the tape or other supporting fabric, the inner edge of which slot, on the under side of the plate, is bent or turned to form a sleeve .7, which extends across the plate and serves to hinge one of the clamping members of the device. The inner end of the supporting plate is likewise bent or turned on the right side to form a similar straight sleeve 8, which serves to hinge the other clamping member.

The clamping mechanism comprises an open wire or metal tongue 9, having side arms 10 which converge, at their forward ends,into a neck 11 which connects the side arms of the tongue with the head 12 thereof. The neck 11 is offset with respect to the plane of the side arms, as best shown in Figs. 3 and 4t, lifting the head sufficiently to overlie the companion clamping member, which is-in the form of a loop 13 comprising side arms 14 which, at their ends, are reversely bent or turned to form an inwardly.

extending clamping tongue 15, the sides of which are distended sufficiently to closely engage the neck 11 of the outwardly extending Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed July 17, 1908.

Serial No. 444,018.

tongue 9, bringing the head 12 into position to overlie the sides of the inwardly extending slotted tongue 15, under which the sides 10 of the cooperating tongue 9 extend. The arms 14; of the loop 13 are entered into the ends of the sleeve 8, which serves to hinge the loop oil center with respect to the axis of movement for the tongue 9. The under side of the head 12 is provided with a rubber disk 16 which engages the edges of the slotted tongue 15 and is secured to the head by a rivet 17.

In use, when it it desired to clamp the supporter to a section of fabric, the attaching plate 5 is turned at substantially right angles to the tongue 9, as shown in Fig. 4. This movement draws back the loop 13 out of the position shown in Fig. 1 into the position shown in Fig. 2, retracting the inwardly extending tongue 15 sufficiently to disengage the sides of the head 12 and permit the fabric to be laid over the rubber disk. This movement of the parts is due to the fact that the two clamping members are pivoted on different centers, so that sufficient longitudinal movement of the parts will be afforded to accomplish the resultintended.

The invention is one which is extremely simple in construction and easy of operation. At the same time the clamping members are so arranged that the fabric will be tightly clamped and held, without, however, being torn or frayed, the rubber disk being of larger size than the head 12, which prevents the fabric from engaging the metal edge thereof and being torn thereby. The supporter clasp can be made of wire or sheet metal, as desired, and when made in the latter manner it is desirable to have the edges headed in the usual manner to provide smooth, rounded surfaces.

The offset behind the head of the tongue afiords a space between the two members of the supporter clasp sufficient to permit of the insertion of a considerable amount of fabric, whereby the supporter clasp can be clamped to the hose a considerable distance below the upper edge thereof by folding or gathering the fabric into the space thus provided.

What I regard as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

A hose supporter clasp, comprising a slotted clamping member and a headed clamp-- ing member, an attaching plate to which these members are secured, the slotted clamping member being formed of a single piece Patented Nov. 11, 1913.

of metal of rectangular frame-like configuration, having its lower rail bent inward to form a slot, a Web-portion at the lower end of the slotted clamping member providing a Wide, continuous, relatively unyielding surface at this point, said slotted clamping member being pivotally secured to the lower end or" the attaching plate, said headed clamping member being formed of a single piece of metal of triangular configuration terminating in a downwardly depending tongue having its lower end offset and provided with a relatively large button of yielding material constituting a head, said headed clamping member being of a size at its offset portion to pass through the slot, the lower face of the button overlying the edges of the slot and resting against that portion of the slotted clamping member having the Web, said headed clamping member being pivoted to the attaching plate at a point intermediate the ends of the plate and upon the opposite side of the plate to Which the slotted clamping member is attached, substantially as described.

LEONARD S. FLORSHEIM.

Witnesses VALKER BANKING, PIERSON W. BANNING;

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents, Washington,- I). C. 

